Thank you for the feedback, essjay! You made some great points that are helping me think through my list more critically. You are right about Eliora. It is a tad frilly, which isn't really my style. I think I prefer Eliora as a middle name and Eleni as a first. Great point about Kenyon too! I hadn't thought of that.

@kashed22: ooh, looks like we have a similar style in a lot of ways. That is cool that you like Shale! I don't like mineral/metal names either, but when I came across Shale I really liked it. Also, it is nice to find someone who likes Marilla.